C minor Chord (Cm) & C minor 7th Chord on Piano

A piano keyboard reference for the C minor chord, abbreviated as Cm or Cmin.

The C minor triad consists of the notes C, E♭ and G. The 2 inversions to the C minor triad are E♭ G C and G C E♭.

The C minor 7th chord, abbreviated as Cm7 or Cmin7, has the notes C, E♭, G and B♭. The 3 inversions to the C minor 7th chord are E♭ G B♭ C, G B♭ C E♭ and B♭ C E♭ G.

In the root position, the C minor chord has the C as the root, the E♭ as the minor third and the G as the perfect fifth. With the C minor 7th chord there's the addition of B♭ as the minor seventh.

C minor chord

notes: C E♭ G

• C
• E_♭
• G

C minor 1st inversion

notes: E♭ G C

• E_♭
• G
• C

C minor 2nd inversion

notes: G C E♭

• G
• C
• E_♭

C minor 7th chord

notes: C E♭ G B♭

• C
• E_♭
• G
• B_♭

C minor 7th 1st inversion

notes: E♭ G B♭ C

• E_♭
• G
• B_♭
• C

C minor 7th 2nd inversion

notes: G B♭ C E♭

• G
• B_♭
• C
• E_♭

C minor 7th 3rd inversion

notes: B♭ C E♭ G

• B_♭
• C
• E_♭
• G

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